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Hong Kong visa policy favors short-term, lower-paid jobs

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Hong Kong's General Employment Policy (GEP) saw a significant increase in approved visas last year, with over 31,000 granted to foreigners. However, a large majority of these positions were short-term contracts, and nearly half of the successful applicants earned less than HK$20,000 per month. This trend of short-term, lower-paying jobs under the GEP has been increasing over the past few years, with Mainland Chinese residents being ineligible for this specific scheme. AI

RANK_REASON Policy change impacting employment, but not a core AI development.

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Hong Kong visa policy favors short-term, lower-paid jobs

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Simpson Cheung ·

    Visa policy brings in more foreigners on short-term jobs and HK$20,000 salaries

    About 80 per cent of the foreign nationals granted working visas under Hong Kong’s General Employment Policy (GEP) last year were hired on short-term contracts, while nearly half of successful applicants earned less than HK$20,000 (US$2,564) a month. According to the latest Immig…

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